Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord

"Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; in holocausts and sin offerings you took no delight. Then I said, 'As is written of me in the scroll, behold, I come to do your will, O God.'"

Sometimes we can see our sacrifices and offerings to God as the end, but they really are only a means to the ultimate end of building up our relationship with God. We do this best when we prepare our bodies to be pure and chaste for Him. When we prepare our minds to be wise and prudent for Him. When we prepare our hearts to be hopeful and wise. When we do God’s Will and allow Him to lead us along His Way to the Truth and the Life He is calling us to live. When we prepare ourselves to become a delight to the Lord in our every thought, word, and work.

Are our bodies prepared for the Lord as they should be? Are we doing God’s Will? How can we become a delight to God?

O Lord, prepare us to be a delight to you, now and forever.

Amen.